PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS His Majesty King Charles the Third, by Commission under Her Royal Sign Manual and the Great Seal of Australia dated 30 October 2023, appointed me, the Honourable Frances Adamson, Companion of the Order of Australia, Governor of the State of South Australia to administer the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia in the event of the absence out of Australia or the death, incapacity or removal of the Governor-General for the time being, or in the event of the Governor-General having temporarily absented herself from office for any reason:
And whereas the Governor-General is from today absent out of Australia:
Now let it be known that, having taken the prescribed oaths, I have this day assumed the administration of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Signed and sealed with the
Great Seal of Australia
on 26 August 2024
Frances Adamson
Administrator
By Her Excellency’s Command
Anthony Albanese
Prime Minister